Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1980

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1980

In 1980, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 344 boys out of a total of 5,511 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.24% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1980). The second most popular boy name was Jason (226 boys, 4.10% of total). The third most popular boy name was David (207 boys, 3.76% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1980

Michael

Jason

David

Matthew

Christopher

John

Joseph

Robert

Brian

Daniel

The table below below shows the top 155 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1980. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1980

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	344	6.24
2	Jason	226	4.10
3	David	207	3.76
4	Matthew	188	3.41
5	Christopher	182	3.30
6	John	174	3.16
7	Joseph	169	3.07
8	Robert	156	2.83
9	Brian	144	2.61
10	Daniel	142	2.58
11	Joshua	130	2.36
12	James	126	2.29
13	William	99	1.80
14	Eric	97	1.76
15	Nicholas	94	1.71
16	Thomas	92	1.67
17	Ryan	91	1.65
18	Jonathan	89	1.62
18	Kevin	89	1.62
19	Jeffrey	87	1.58
20	Justin	86	1.56
21	Andrew	81	1.47
22	Adam	79	1.43
23	Steven	76	1.38
23	Timothy	76	1.38
24	Paul	74	1.34
25	Richard	73	1.33
26	Mark	71	1.29
27	Anthony	68	1.23
28	Stephen	62	1.13
29	Peter	59	1.07
30	Gregory	57	1.03
30	Scott	57	1.03
31	Derek	50	0.91
32	Patrick	49	0.89
33	Benjamin	46	0.84
34	Sean	43	0.78
35	Edward	42	0.76
36	Raymond	41	0.74
37	Kenneth	40	0.73
38	Charles	38	0.69
39	Jeremy	37	0.67
40	Nathan	34	0.62
41	Dennis	33	0.60
41	Marc	33	0.60
42	Bryan	29	0.53
42	Jacob	29	0.53
42	Ronald	29	0.53
43	Jesse	27	0.49
43	Keith	27	0.49
44	Jared	25	0.45
45	Donald	24	0.44
46	George	22	0.40
47	Corey	21	0.38
47	Erik	21	0.38
47	Kyle	21	0.38
48	Aaron	20	0.36
48	Ian	20	0.36
49	Philip	19	0.35
50	Brad	18	0.33
51	Douglas	17	0.31
51	Jamie	17	0.31
51	Samuel	17	0.31
52	Gary	16	0.29
52	Joel	16	0.29
52	Vincent	16	0.29
53	Brandon	15	0.27
53	Carlos	15	0.27
53	Craig	15	0.27
53	Shaun	15	0.27
53	Shawn	15	0.27
54	Alexander	14	0.25
54	Geoffrey	14	0.25
54	Victor	14	0.25
55	Antonio	13	0.24
55	Bradford	13	0.24
55	Mathew	13	0.24
55	Nathaniel	13	0.24
55	Seth	13	0.24
56	Arthur	12	0.22
56	Frederick	12	0.22
56	Roger	12	0.22
57	Chad	11	0.20
57	Evan	11	0.20
57	Russell	11	0.20
57	Todd	11	0.20
57	Travis	11	0.20
58	Alan	10	0.18
58	Colin	10	0.18
58	Frank	10	0.18
58	Luke	10	0.18
58	Wayne	10	0.18
59	Brendan	9	0.16
59	Carl	9	0.16
59	Christian	9	0.16
59	Cory	9	0.16
59	Curtis	9	0.16
59	Jay	9	0.16
59	Louis	9	0.16
59	Shane	9	0.16
59	Tyler	9	0.16
60	Dominic	8	0.14
60	Jeffery	8	0.14
60	Juan	8	0.14
60	Lawrence	8	0.14
60	Neil	8	0.14
60	Pedro	8	0.14
60	Randy	8	0.14
61	Domenic	7	0.13
61	Fernando	7	0.13
61	Jon	7	0.13
61	Kristopher	7	0.13
61	Lucas	7	0.13
61	Mario	7	0.13
61	Walter	7	0.13
61	Zachary	7	0.13
62	Albert	6	0.11
62	Andre	6	0.11
62	Barry	6	0.11
62	Bradley	6	0.11
62	Brett	6	0.11
62	Casey	6	0.11
62	Dustin	6	0.11
62	Gabriel	6	0.11
62	Glen	6	0.11
62	Henry	6	0.11
62	Jarrod	6	0.11
62	Jeremiah	6	0.11
62	Johnathan	6	0.11
62	Jordan	6	0.11
62	Kurt	6	0.11
62	Nicolas	6	0.11
62	Phillip	6	0.11
62	Tony	6	0.11
63	Angelo	5	0.09
63	Bernard	5	0.09
63	Bruce	5	0.09
63	Damien	5	0.09
63	Derrick	5	0.09
63	Ernest	5	0.09
63	Ethan	5	0.09
63	Eugene	5	0.09
63	Francis	5	0.09
63	Garrett	5	0.09
63	Gregg	5	0.09
63	Howard	5	0.09
63	Larry	5	0.09
63	Lee	5	0.09
63	Leonard	5	0.09
63	Luis	5	0.09
63	Neal	5	0.09
63	Nelson	5	0.09
63	Ralph	5	0.09
63	Ross	5	0.09
63	Troy	5	0.09

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1980

In 1980, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Jennifer, with a count of 228 girls out of a total of 4,542 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 5.02% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1980). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (187 girls, 4.12% of total). The third most popular girl name was Melissa (166 girls, 3.66% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1980

Jennifer

Jessica

Melissa

Sarah

Amanda

Nicole

Stephanie

Elizabeth

Amy

Lisa

The table below below shows the top 155 most popular female baby names in Rhode Island in 1980. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1980

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jennifer	228	5.02
2	Jessica	187	4.12
3	Melissa	166	3.66
4	Sarah	112	2.47
5	Amanda	105	2.31
6	Nicole	100	2.20
7	Stephanie	90	1.98
8	Elizabeth	86	1.89
9	Amy	85	1.87
10	Lisa	81	1.78
10	Michelle	81	1.78
11	Christine	72	1.59
12	Kelly	69	1.52
12	Rebecca	69	1.52
13	Heather	67	1.48
14	Erin	66	1.45
15	Kimberly	57	1.25
16	Danielle	56	1.23
17	Kristen	54	1.19
18	Andrea	48	1.06
18	Lauren	48	1.06
19	Julie	46	1.01
20	Christina	44	0.97
20	Sara	44	0.97
21	Alicia	43	0.95
21	Rachel	43	0.95
22	Bethany	40	0.88
22	Crystal	40	0.88
22	Laura	40	0.88
23	Kerri	39	0.86
24	Katie	38	0.84
25	Erica	37	0.82
26	Courtney	34	0.75
26	Shannon	34	0.75
27	Katherine	33	0.73
27	Melanie	33	0.73
28	Mary	32	0.71
29	Angela	30	0.66
29	Tara	30	0.66
30	Dawn	29	0.64
30	Tracy	29	0.64
31	Holly	28	0.62
31	Tiffany	28	0.62
32	Jamie	27	0.59
32	Meghan	27	0.59
33	Stacey	26	0.57
34	Allison	25	0.55
34	Jill	25	0.55
35	Emily	24	0.53
35	Megan	24	0.53
35	Stacy	24	0.53
36	Karen	23	0.51
36	Kathleen	23	0.51
36	Lindsay	23	0.51
37	Brooke	22	0.48
37	Sandra	22	0.48
38	Catherine	21	0.46
39	Ashley	20	0.44
39	Gina	20	0.44
39	Kristin	20	0.44
39	Michaela	20	0.44
39	Susan	20	0.44
40	Kathryn	19	0.42
40	Lynn	19	0.42
40	Tina	19	0.42
41	Leah	18	0.40
41	Renee	18	0.40
42	Cynthia	17	0.37
42	Maria	17	0.37
42	Patricia	17	0.37
42	Tammy	17	0.37
42	Vanessa	17	0.37
43	Alison	16	0.35
43	Diane	16	0.35
43	Erika	16	0.35
43	Tanya	16	0.35
44	Anna	15	0.33
44	Colleen	15	0.33
44	Heidi	15	0.33
44	Jillian	15	0.33
44	Lori	15	0.33
45	April	14	0.31
45	Beth	14	0.31
45	Bridget	14	0.31
45	Cheryl	14	0.31
45	Diana	14	0.31
45	Jacqueline	14	0.31
45	Kerry	14	0.31
45	Kristina	14	0.31
46	Alyssa	13	0.29
46	Jenny	13	0.29
46	Kate	13	0.29
46	Linda	13	0.29
46	Michele	13	0.29
46	Monique	13	0.29
46	Victoria	13	0.29
47	Donna	12	0.26
47	Margaret	12	0.26
47	Marisa	12	0.26
48	Candace	11	0.24
48	Kara	11	0.24
48	Melinda	11	0.24
48	Meredith	11	0.24
48	Nancy	11	0.24
48	Natasha	11	0.24
48	Nichole	11	0.24
48	Rachael	11	0.24
49	Alexis	10	0.22
49	Amber	10	0.22
49	Desiree	10	0.22
49	Kristine	10	0.22
49	Lindsey	10	0.22
49	Meaghan	10	0.22
49	Monica	10	0.22
49	Sabrina	10	0.22
50	Alisha	9	0.20
50	Carolyn	9	0.20
50	Cindy	9	0.20
50	Jaclyn	9	0.20
50	Joanne	9	0.20
50	Keri	9	0.20
50	Kristy	9	0.20
50	Mandy	9	0.20
50	Morgan	9	0.20
50	Regina	9	0.20
50	Stefanie	9	0.20
50	Tamara	9	0.20
51	Ann	8	0.18
51	Anne	8	0.18
51	Barbara	8	0.18
51	Brenda	8	0.18
51	Caitlin	8	0.18
51	Cara	8	0.18
51	Carla	8	0.18
51	Casey	8	0.18
51	Jenifer	8	0.18
51	Jennie	8	0.18
51	Jocelyn	8	0.18
51	Julia	8	0.18
51	Marissa	8	0.18
51	Naomi	8	0.18
51	Paula	8	0.18
51	Rebekah	8	0.18
51	Samantha	8	0.18
51	Theresa	8	0.18
51	Valerie	8	0.18
52	Alissa	7	0.15
52	Allyson	7	0.15
52	Candice	7	0.15
52	Carrie	7	0.15
52	Christy	7	0.15
52	Dana	7	0.15
52	Jaime	7	0.15
52	Jane	7	0.15
52	Joy	7	0.15
52	Katrina	7	0.15
52	Kendra	7	0.15
52	Leanne	7	0.15
52	Leslie	7	0.15
52	Marie	7	0.15
52	Molly	7	0.15
52	Pamela	7	0.15
52	Priscilla	7	0.15
52	Sharon	7	0.15
52	Tabitha	7	0.15
52	Toni	7	0.15
52	Tracey	7	0.15
52	Trisha	7	0.15
53	Aimee	6	0.13
53	Alaina	6	0.13
53	Alyson	6	0.13
53	Bonnie	6	0.13
53	Brianna	6	0.13
53	Caroline	6	0.13
53	Chelsea	6	0.13
53	Deborah	6	0.13
53	Debra	6	0.13
53	Elisha	6	0.13
53	Jenna	6	0.13
53	Robin	6	0.13
53	Sandy	6	0.13
53	Shana	6	0.13
53	Sherri	6	0.13
53	Suzanne	6	0.13
53	Veronica	6	0.13
54	Alexandra	5	0.11
54	Amie	5	0.11
54	Carissa	5	0.11
54	Carol	5	0.11
54	Cassie	5	0.11
54	Denise	5	0.11
54	Hillary	5	0.11
54	Joanna	5	0.11
54	Jodi	5	0.11
54	Katy	5	0.11
54	Kelley	5	0.11
54	Kelli	5	0.11
54	Kerrie	5	0.11
54	Laurie	5	0.11
54	Lee	5	0.11
54	Leeann	5	0.11
54	Martha	5	0.11
54	Meagan	5	0.11
54	Mellissa	5	0.11
54	Melody	5	0.11
54	Misty	5	0.11
54	Natalie	5	0.11
54	Nina	5	0.11
54	Rosemary	5	0.11
54	Roxanne	5	0.11
54	Shauna	5	0.11
54	Shawna	5	0.11
54	Tania	5	0.11
54	Wendy	5	0.11